Category: Chicago

Brett Smith, 43, fired as a substitute at Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park, is charged with sexual abuse in Orland Park.

The rabbi's accusations date to the early 2000s at a Jewish boarding school on the East Coast, according to a recently settled lawsuit. He was hired by Yeshiva Eitz Chaim in Chicago while that suit was pending, and school leaders won't say why.

This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated Feb. 11 at 10:12 p.m. Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual abuse of a minor. Washington Elementary School Assistant Principal Carlos Mendez was arrested in Chicago Feb. 5 on charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a...

Chicago police on Feb. 5, arrested Carlos Mendez, 51 — a former principal of Bessie Rhodes school in Skokie — at his home in Chicago.

A lawsuit filed by the mother of a second grader at Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park alleges 43-year-old Brett Smith groomed her second grade son and inappropriately touched him.

A former Catholic school teacher, who just days ago was fired by the Archdiocese of Chicago, has been charged with sexually abusing a child while working as a private tutor in southwest suburban Orland Park.